Leaky Gut Disorders

Leaky Gut Disorders

Disorders
of the gut affect all segments and ages of our population. Inflammatory Gut disorders lead to food allergies, which
compromise the immune system and lead to other diseases. One of the most aggravating offenders to gut
integrity is wheat and the gluten that it contains. Wheat is genetically altered and has become
perhaps the world’s most destructive dietary ingredient. There are proteins in wheat that are not able
to be digested and broken down by the human digestive tract and these proteins
create a release of a chemical called zonlulin, which breaks down the lining of
the gut. Hence the term leaky gut disorder.

When this lining is broken down, food enters the body where
it was not intended to and the body looks at these foods as foreign invaders or
antigens and makes antibodies to attack them. Leaky gut disorders causes a constant “alert” status to your immune system which makes
it hyper reactive. It begins the cascade
towards diseases that we call autoimmune, the body attacking itself. Diabetes is beginning to be linked to this
autoimmune pathway.

Weight gain, diabetes,joint problems, neurological problems,
skin problems, lipid or cholesterol problems, heart disease, mental disorders,
intestinal disorders, allergies, have
now all been linked to wheat and leaky gut disorders. There is
enough scientific research to implicate wheat as the root cause of these
symptoms and the elimination of wheat from the diet is the first step towards
healing the body.

This isn’t as simple as it would first sound. Wheat has made its insidious way in to an
overwhelming number of the foods and cosmetics that we regularly use. It is in sauce, ketchup, gravies, breadings,
cereals, baked goods, shampoos, lipsticks, skin lotions, snack foods, cheeses
and many foods that you would never suspect.
To eliminate it takes diligence and discipline and many times serious
investigation.

Wheat Belly, by William Davis, MD, a cardiologist who has
now gotten thousands of his patients off of wheat is a very good place to start
your wheat elimination journey. It is a #1
New York Times best seller and most people who read it are compelled to
eliminate wheat from their diet forever!

The next step is repairing the damage to the leaky gut disorders that wheat
is responsible for. Some possible natural treatments recommended by Natural Health Doctor's have included a 12 week protocol including the following: